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School Plans and Measurable Goals Summary, 2020-21

School Plans and Measurable Goals Summary, 2020-21

Posted on November 25, 2020
Categories: District Performance, Research and Evaluation, School Supports

This six-page brief outlines the school priorities and goals identified during the planning process for the 2020-21 school year, which took place from February to August 2020.

K-12 Student Participation and Performance on aimswebPlus and Star Assessments, Fall 2019 and Fall 2020

K-12 Student Participation and Performance on aimswebPlus and Star Assessments, Fall 2019 and Fall 2020

Posted on November 12, 2020
Categories: Assessment, District Performance, Research and Evaluation

Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the School District of Philadelphia required that formative assessments in reading and math be administered in all grades in all schools.  The aimswebPlus assessment is required for grades K-5 and the Star assessment is required for grades 6-12.  In addition, aimswebPlus is being administered to eligible special education students…

The Updated Pre-K-3 English Language Arts (ELA) Framework: A Brief Summary of the Supporting Research

The Updated Pre-K-3 English Language Arts (ELA) Framework: A Brief Summary of the Supporting Research

Posted on October 23, 2020
Categories: Research and Evaluation

A short summary of research that supports shifts in SDP’s revised early literacy framework (PreK-Grade 3).

2019-20 District-Wide Survey Results: Technology Access

2019-20 District-Wide Survey Results: Technology Access

Posted on October 22, 2020
Categories: Research and Evaluation

An overview of responses to five 2019-20 District-Wide Survey items related to technology.

Questions We're Asking About Digital Learning: Fall 2020

Questions We’re Asking About Digital Learning: Fall 2020

Posted on October 6, 2020
Categories: Research and Evaluation

We are gathering information from a variety of sources about how digital learning is going. This document provides a summary of the questions that we’re asking across five main topics.

Demographic Enrollment Trends and School Progress Report (SPR) Performance from 2014-15 to 2018-19

Demographic Enrollment Trends and School Progress Report (SPR) Performance from 2014-15 to 2018-19

Posted on September 18, 2020
Categories: District Performance, Internal, Research and Evaluation

A summary of school-level and student-level trends within each SPR performance tier from 2014-15 through 2018-19.

2020-21 Assessment Calendar now publicly available on the Office of Assessment website

2020-21 Assessment Calendar now publicly available on the Office of Assessment website

Posted on September 9, 2020
Categories: Assessment, Internal

The most up-to-date version of the 2020-21 Assessment calendar is now available at https://www.philasd.org/era/assessment/calendar/.

SPR Update: No scored reports for 2019-20

SPR Update: No scored reports for 2019-20

Posted on September 2, 2020
Categories: District Performance, Internal

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures, multiple state and local assessments were cancelled during the 2019-20 school year. As a result, the School District of Philadelphia is not able to release a scored School Progress Report for the 2019-20 school year.

New redesigned School Profiles are now live

New redesigned School Profiles are now live

Posted on September 2, 2020
Categories: District Performance, Internal, Research and Evaluation, School Supports

Take a moment to check out the District’s new School Profiles website! The improvements to the previous School Profiles site are based on guidance and feedback from parents, community groups, principals, a market research consultant, and numerous SDP program offices. Importantly, the new School Profiles link directly to the District’s 2020-21 Reopening Readiness Dashboard website,…

Evaluation of the Spring 2020 Covid-19 Continuity of Education Plan

Evaluation of the Spring 2020 Covid-19 Continuity of Education Plan

Posted on August 10, 2020
Categories: Research and Evaluation

On March 16, 2020, SDP closed schools and offices in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Like many other districts, SDP had to quickly pivot from in-person to virtual instruction. This report evaluates the four expected outcomes included in SDP’s “Continuity of Education Plan” for online instruction for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.